Collaborative Planning

Respond to the questions below. You may add to and/or edit others' responses.

How often do you meet with grade levels/individual teachers?

grade level-once a grading period with lots of e-mail and one-on-one
monthly--schedule meetings during planning time
one-on-one, lunch room etc...
Set timeframe on monthly schedule during PE

How do you prepare for collaborative planning meetings?

e-mail about meeting beforehand so that we come to meeting prepared
teachers come prepared with curriculum objectives
LMS/CRS come prepared with own objectives and calendars, will also pull previous years lessons
Set agenda, either mailed prior to meeting or at meeting -
Have extra copies of handouts
Printout a copy of the Activity Calendar for the timeframe
Include a reminder in morning announcements
Put it in activities calendar so it is printed every month
Put in weekly Principal planner

How are the meetings organized?

As short and quick as possible, stay focused on task because planning time is limited
Open and informative
On agenda, bullets of what needs to be covered

What makes your meetings effective?

That we stay on task
Efficient use of time
Provide 10 minute skill training and sample
If you have an objective and teachers provide input.

How do you follow up after the meeting to insure that everyone is prepared for the lesson?

E-mails
Provide lesson plans
Remind teachers of lesson plans
monthly calendars
weekly color coded calendar
entire grade level comes to lab the same day
post on sharepoint/outlook calendars

What advice would you give to a new CRS or LMS who is meeting with teachers for the first time?

come prepared with grade levels objectives (SOL, Pacing Chart, VB Objectives, previous years language arts tests)
and come with suggestions
take notes of who is going to do what and follow-up if you need more input.